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Gamestop Q1 sales and profits down, mobile/digital sales up

by Jordan Mallory (May 23rd 2013 7:00PM)

Gamestop's financial data for the first quarter of its fiscal 2013 have arrived like a pizza with nearly 25 percent fewer toppings than the pizza you ordered during the same 13-week period last year. Also, cheesy bread sales are way up? This may not be the strongest analogy. In non-allegorical ...

Report: Square Enix America CEO leaves, joins Amazon

by Jessica Conditt (May 23rd 2013 1:30PM)

Square Enix America CEO Mike Fischer left the company this month and is now vice president of digital music and video for Amazon in Japan, Polygon reports. This follows news in April that Square Enix America eliminated "a number of positions" and Fischer was expected to leave in May. Those same ...

New Nintendo eShop releases: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Kirby sale

by Richard Mitchell (May 23rd 2013 12:35PM)

It's all about Nintendo mascots on the eShop this week. First and foremost, we've got Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, the delightful 3DS port of the challenging Wii game from 2010. Next up, Kirby gets three, count 'em, three new games on the Wii U Virtual Console: Kirby Super Star, Kirby's ...

E3 Nintendo Direct scheduled for June 11

by Alexander Sliwinski (May 23rd 2013 11:04AM)

The E3 Nintendo direct is scheduled for June 11 at 7AM Pacific (10AM Eastern, 3PM UK). The new installment will "provide updates about future Wii U games," according to Nintendo. Nintendo Europe has also announced a direct for the same time. In keeping with tradition, it'll likely be the same ...

EA may be making Wii U games after all

by Richard Mitchell (May 22nd 2013 4:00PM)

EA revealed some pretty significant news last week, with a spokesperson saying the company currently has no Wii U games in development. Now, it appears that EA may have some Wii U games in development after all, according to EA CFO Blake Jorgensen. The news comes by way of comments made by ...

Wii U 3.0.1 system update released

by Sinan Kubba (May 22nd 2013 3:00AM)

Nintendo released what looks like a minor system update for the Wii U this week, and it's available to download now. Going by the patch notes, 3.0.1 U offers "further improvements to overall system stability and software compatibility." We've downloaded the update and can't see any obvious ...

Wii U Basic going for $240 at Target

by Sinan Kubba (May 21st 2013 8:15AM)

Target is currently offering the 8GB Wii U Basic at $239.99, one of the lowest prices if not the lowest price we've seen from a major North American retailer. Put your calculators away: that's 20 percent off the normal price of $300. Back in March, Best Buy put the Wii U Basic on sale at $250 for a ...

Nintendo launches 'Crowdfarter' for Game & Wario

by Richard Mitchell (May 20th 2013 10:00PM)

The crowd funding movement has reached an inevitable point in its trendiness arc: Parody. To promote the micro-game infused Game & Wario on the Wii U, Nintendo has launched (sigh...) Crowdfarter. The site pokes fun at services like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, asking fans to donate "coins" to ...

Sniper Elite V2 scopes out Wii U tomorrow

by Danny Cowan (May 20th 2013 9:00PM)

An enhanced Wii U version of Rebellion's sniping sim, Sniper Elite V2, is headed to retailers tomorrow, offering up a collection of platform-exclusive tactical options. Announced back in February, the Wii U edition of Sniper Elite V2 uses the console's GamePad by giving players an in-game map ...